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  • You could upgrade for free since Windows 7, why is it suddenly W10 -> W11 path suspicious? There are probably several reasons why these upgrades have been free:

    • Microsoft wants all internet connected Windows devices to be patched. Without these free upgrades, many would probably still run W7 because for general user it still works.
    • People nowadays expect OS upgrades to be free at least couple times before new HW is needed.
    • Microsoft wants to keep dominating PC OS space
    • Selling Windows licenses to consumers is not the main way how Microsoft earns money, it’s the business / enterprise customers that keep Microsoft floating. Larger companies pay millions per year for things like Windows client / server licenses, M365 and Azure subscriptions.